Teacher
Zest Education
£140 – £180 a day
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Teacher Salary UK 2026
The average advertised pay for a Teacher, based on live UK vacancies — with how it compares to similar roles and how many jobs are available right now.
£47,000
median advertised salary
1,570
live jobs right now
41%
permanent roles
91%
via agencies
How much does a Teacher earn in the UK?
The average advertised salary for a Teacher in the UK is £47,000 a year, based on 80 live vacancies carrying salary information this month. That is about £3,920 a month or £24.10 an hour before tax, on a 37.5-hour week. 41% of current adverts are permanent, and 91% are posted through recruitment agencies.
Teacher adverts mention AI or automation 0% of the time — among the most AI-proof roles we track.
How Teacher pay compares
Median advertised salary for Teacher beside other job titles in education, from the lowest paid to the highest.
Other roles in education
| Role | Median pay | Live jobs | Permanent | AI mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tutor | £54,000 | 697 | 38% | 0% |
| Secondary Teacher | £48,000 | 244 | 41% | 0% |
| Teacher | £47,000 | 1,570 | 41% | 0% |
| Supply Teacher | £46,000 | 555 | 14% | 0% |
| Primary Teacher | £45,000 | 682 | 28% | 0% |
| Higher Level Teaching Assistant | £30,000 | 116 | 26% | 0% |
| Nursery Practitioner | £29,000 | 267 | 40% | 0% |
| SEN Teaching Assistant | £27,000 | 966 | 22% | 0% |
| Teaching Assistant | £26,000 | 2,995 | 21% | 0% |
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Pay not stated
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SEN Class Teacher
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£28,000 – £39,520 a year
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Pay not stated
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£28,000 – £39,520 a year
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Bespoke Teacher
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£45,000 a year
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Browse 1,570 live Teacher jobs →
How we calculate this. Figures come from live Teacher vacancies listed on YourJobs.co.uk, refreshed monthly. The median uses adverts that state pay; hourly and weekly rates are annualised (hourly × 37.5 × 52). Ambiguous or "competitive" salaries are excluded rather than guessed. Read the full methodology →